LibGuides: Master of Arts in Christian Practice: Church History

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Church history

The links below conduct searches in the Duke's library catalog. The subject terms could also be used to search other library catalogs including WorldCat.

Databases

ATLA Religion Database
Indexes journals and book essays in religion and theology. Search using "church history."
Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon
German-language biographical and bibliographical dictionary of prominent figures in the history and study of the Christian church in all its branches and denominations.
Brill's New Pauly
New Pauly is intended as an aid for the study of Greek and Roman culture and its multifaceted presence in all periods of European and, since the Early Modern period, world history.
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
A primary index for Roman Catholic journal articles, essays, book reviews and monographic literature. Search using "Church history."
DYABOLA
Indexes books, articles and essays on antiquities, art and archaeology in the ancient Middle Eastern, classical, early Christian, Byzantine, and early Medieval periods.
Historical Abstracts
Contains citations and abstracts to literature published since 1967 on the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
International Medieval Bibliography
Covering all facets of medieval history and life in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa .
Iter gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Indexes journals, published from 1843 to the present, pertaining to the all aspects of the European Renaissance (1300-1700) and Middle Ages (400-1500).
Monumenta Germaniae Historica
A comprehensive series of published sources for the study of medieval German history.

Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Christianity by Erwin Fahlbusch
Call Number: Ref BR95 .E8913 1999 in Divinity
ISBN: 9004113169
New Westminster dictionary of church history by Robert Benedetto
Call Number: Ref BR95 .W496 2008 in Divinity
ISBN: 0664224164
Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church by F.L. Cross
Call Number: Ref BR95 .O8 2005 in Divinity
ISBN: 0192802909
Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation by Hans J. Hillerbrand
Call Number: Ref BR302.8 .O93 1996 in Divinity and Perkins
ISBN: 0195064933